it's been a while. life has been mostly calm and causal around here. our new house is still amazing and so peaceful. we're almost totally done decorating! i love our bedroom :). let me tell ya a heroic tale of the missing curtains. so i found these curtains at ikea (remember those ones i mentioned?). well, our ikea had been out of stock for forever. finally i called and they said they were discontinued in charlotte. BUMMER. i had already bought other things for our room because of those curtains. anyway, MY MOM went on a serious search for them at the ikea in Portland. after a couple weeks and several phone calls and emails to the curtain lady there, SHE FOUND SOME and sent them to me :) she saved the day. she's good at that. anyone reading who knows my mom, knows this is completely in her character and has accomplished many more insane things for her kids and so many others. she's basically a miracle worker. anyway, thanks ma. the curtains are absolutely perfect.
to be honest, life is wearing me out these days. it's not just pregnancy. it's just this fallen world we live in. bombings shouldn't happen. kids shouldn't be abused. people shouldn't go hungry. relationships shouldn't end. and some day, NONE of this will happen. in the meantime, it's tiring.
it's exactly one month from my due date. that is actually really crazy to think about. it's been a wild ride for the greers this year. i am getting nervous about having a newborn again. finley and audrey are little lights in our life. and they take a LOT of energy. ha! in a lot of ways, they've gotten easier to take care of every day. they both communicate with words and have some reasoning abilities. it takes much more energy to pour into their hearts and teach them how to be like Jesus and why we want to be. but another baby is coming. we are starting all over. can't wait for those newborn snuggles, but infants are difficult. they are constantly in need. i know this will change our family dynamic drastically. i think it's gracious of God to have pregnant women get to such a miserable point in pregnancy that all you want is that baby to be OUT. i think it helps in the transition process. just my opinion :)
anyway, i think there is much more i could write about and tell you. like how when me or jake pick up audrey she grabs our neck so tight like we can't ever let her go. or how finley rubs my belly and says it's a boy "just like him". or how it's been way too many days since i've had a proper iced coffee. or how even my maternity clothes are getting snug (gulp, sigh). or how everytime i ask finley to do something he responds with, "nooooo problem!" or how audrey says it's another sissy in my belly. at least one of them is right. or how i am thankful for our little life and the beautiful, extra things we have. like curtains and lucky charms. oh, and strawberry poptarts. this might explain the snug preggy clothes :) lol.
here's a few pics of us lately. truly hope you are doing well wherever you are. thanks for stopping by.
love to you.
mer
